Chapter 181: The Divine Dragon Monument
This world was extremely cruel. Mo Tiange had never been so naive to the point where sheâd hope people would be kind enough to help her everywhere. Jiang Shanghang also wasnât a good person or anything, but seventeen years ago, he helped her, thus saving her from a tragic fate. Just like Jiang Shanghang himself said, their friendship had undergone a life or death tribulation. That kind of person⌠She really hoped he was still the Jiang Shanghang from back then and not someone who placed personal gain above everything.
The area had sunk into complete silence. Jiang Shanghang didnât speak, and neither did anyone else. The current situation was very obvious. Jiang Shanghang was forced to choose; he either gave up on Mo Tiange or saved her.
For a long time, no one spoke. However, after an eternity, Mo Tiange finally heard someone saying rather shyly, âSenior Martial Brother Ren, this solution⌠isnât good, right?â
Judging by the voice, it was Tang Fang.
The youngster who was still very soft and inexperienced gathered his courage then said, âJunior Martial Sister Ye is a disciple of an allied group after all, weâŚâ
âJunior Martial Brother Tang,â Ren Yufeng said to Tang Fang. This time, Ren Yufeng spoke using another kind of tone which made Mo Tiange wonder what kind of identity Tang Fang had that he could actually make a snob like Ren Yufeng so polite, and even somewhat fawning, to him. âYouâre still naive; you donât understand what their relationship is like. Our sect and Xuanqing School are indeed friends, but when it comes to important things, that friendship isnât part of the equation. During the demonic beast riot more than ten years ago, although the seven great cultivation groups were friendly, conflicts and even mutual slaughters and robbery also happened between us in secret. Why did those things happen? For personal gain! Personal gains are the most important. Besides, we didnât do anything to Junior Martial Sister Ye. Itâs simply inconvenient for us to take her along. Junior Martial Brother Tang, think about it; Junior Martial Sister Yeâs currently half-dead, so how could we look for treasures if we brought her with us?â
âThisâŚâ Tang Fang couldnât refute anymore.
âJunior Martial Brother Jiang.â Ren Yufeng once again spoke but this time, his words revealed his intention to intimidate. âYouâve got to make your decision quickly. If you take too long, we cannot wait for you!â
Before long, Mo Tiange felt Jiang Shanghangâs hands steadying. He then said faintly, âI better stay here to watch over Junior Martial Sister Ye. Iâm the one who brought her here, so I have to bring her back safely.â
âHmph!â Ren Yufeng hmphed coldly. âAlright. In that case, we donât have to discuss anything further. Junior Martial Brothers, Junior Martial Sisters, letâs go!â
Mo Tiange then sensed a spiritual aura fluctuationâpresumably, they were opening the entrance to the underground palace. Soon after, she heard the sound of footsteps fading into the distance. At that moment, aside from her and Jiang Shanghang, there was no one else there.
All of a sudden, Jiang Shanghang dejectedly sat down, hugging his own head.
Mo Tiange opened her eyes and slowly sat up. âSenior Martial Brother JiangâŚâ
Jiang Shanghang instantly raised his head. He stared at her in astonishment. âJunior Martial Brother Ye, youâŚâ
âMy injuries arenât that heavy.â She smiled at him but soon afterward, she turned serious. âThis time⌠I have to thank Senior Martial Brother Jiang.â
Jiang Shanghang naturally understood what she was thanking him for. Right now, he was both startled and happy, but he also felt dejected and regretfulâhis heart was filled with a mix of numerous emotions. In the end, he simply squeezed out a smile. âJunior Martial Brother Ye, forgive me. Iâve made a lot of promises to you, but the result wasâŚâ
âSenior Martial Brother Jiang doesnât have anything to do with what happened. Iâm very touched that Senior Martial Brother Jiang gave up the opportunity to enter the underground palace just for me. However, donât you regret your decision?â
Jiang Shanghang smiled wryly. âRegret? A bit⌠But between Junior Martial Brother Ye and Senior Martial Brother Ren, I still believe in Junior Martial Brother Ye more. Normally, Senior Martial Brother Renâs very harsh in how he treats fellow disciples and now, he also plotted against Junior Martial Brother Ye⌠I think with his personality, he certainly wonât give me many things later on, so I might as well not enterâmaybe Junior Martial Brother Ye will give me some treasures to thank me!â
What he said was both fact and self-consolation. There wasnât the slightest resentment towards Jiang Shanghang left in Mo Tiange, so when she heard what he said, she chuckled and said, âWhy not?â
Jiang Shanghang turned towards her. âEn? Does Junior Martial Brother Ye really want to give me treasures?â
A secretive smile emerged on Mo Tiangeâs face. âRen Yufeng plotted against me, so Iâm guessing there must be something good inside. Since heâs heartless, I donât need to abide by the normsâletâs go and robe him!â
She talked as if it was so easy, but Jiang Shanghang seemed conflicted. âThis⌠Junior Martial Brother Ye, I know the current you isnât the same as the old you, but Senior Martial Brother Ren and the others arenât weak, and they have more people than us. We canât defeat them if we really end up fighting. Besides, at the end of the day, Iâm a disciple of Zhengfa Sect. For me to fight against them is indeed a bitâŚâ
Mo Tiange raised her eyebrows. âWhat are you afraid of? If we canât fight them head-on, we can attack them in secret. Your Senior Martial Brothers Lu and Xiang are injured, so theyâre not worth worrying about. Aside from Ren Yufeng, who may have unknown tricks up his sleeve, I donât think the others will be hard to deal with. Senior Martial Brother Jiang, if youâre afraid youâll be blamed by your sect when you go back, we just need to kill all of them. At that point, who would question your story?â
Jiang Shanghang was thunderstruck. âJunior Martial Brother Ye, thisâŚâ
âIf people donât mess with me, I wonât mess with them either. We can decide what to do about the others later, but Ren Yufeng has to die in my hands. If I wasnât vigilant and wasnât really seriously injured, I wouldâve been half-dead as a result of being schemed against by him! He even wanted to leave me here to cope on my own, hmph!â After she said that, she looked at Jiang Shanghang. âSenior Martial Brother Jiang, you used to be very resolute when you had to kill; why are you so indecisive now?â
Jiang Shanghang was stunned and immediately sank into silence. She was right. When he was still in Yunwu Sect and suffered all kinds of mistreatment, his temperament wasnât like this. He endured Jiang Chengxianâs bullying, but the moment he got a chance, he killed Jiang Chengxian without any hesitation in the slightest and fled Mount Yunwu. When he arrived at the northernmost glacial zone, however, he became the master immortal of a tribe worshipped by the mortal tribesmen and he also became the formal disciple of one of the seven great cultivation groups. He was no longer arbitrarily bullied and humiliated like he was before, so he began to cautiously protect everything he had. When faced with Ren Yufengâs haughtiness, he just accepted it, and even when Ren Yufeng behaved aggressively, he just restrained himself. Unlike when he was in Yunwu Sect, where he could barely survive, he no longer had the decisive heart he had before. He was much more broad-minded and open now, but he also lost his edge.
Now that he thought about it, Jiang Shanghang took a deep breath then said earnestly, âThank you for the reminder, Junior Martial Brother Ye.â It wasnât too late for him to realize it now because the path forward constantly had to be adjusted. The old him was trapped in his hatred, but he was now free from it. The current him wasnât decisive enough, so he would always remind himself about it in the future.
âAlright. Junior Martial Brother Ye, if you want to kill Senior Martial Brother Ren, I wonât interfere. However, I hope you can let Junior Martial Brother Tang go. My friendship with him is quite good, and his temperament is also very simpleâheâs not an evil person.â
Mo Tiange noted the kindness Tang Fang showed her by speaking up for her, so she immediately nodded and said, âThe only one I want to kill is Ren Yufeng. As for the others, theyâll be fine as long as they donât provoke me.â
Jiang Shanghang felt relieved. A faint smile finally emerged on his face. âThatâs good then. Junior Martial Brother Ye, weâre in the same boat now. I still want to stay in Zhengfa Sect and if you only kill Senior Martial Brother Ren, Iâll have a way of escaping the blame, but the others are my fellow disciples after allâŚâ
âI understand. Senior Martial Brother Jiang was willing to stay behind with me and Iâve already taken note of this kindness, so I definitely wonât let Senior Martial Brother Jiang land in a difficult situation.â Once she finished talking, Mo Tiange stood up then began examining their surroundings. At the spot where they previously opened the restriction, there was now an additional Transporting Formation.
Mo Tiange muttered pensively for a moment before asking, âSenior Martial Brother Jiang, since we have to open the restriction to go to the divine dragon monument, how did they draw that Water Carp Beast out just now?â
Jiang Shanghang said, âThatâs actually the special ability of the Water Carp Beast. We donât know whether it mutated or obtained some kind of fated chance, but it was actually able to disregard the restriction laid by our Nascent Soul seniors. Fortunately, it couldnât pass through the unusual terrain of this Land of Hiding Dragon, so we managed to escape from it. When we left last time, Senior Martial Brother Ren tore some of its scales off; he most likely used those scales to draw it out.â
âOh?â Upon hearing this, an idea flashed across Mo Tiangeâs mind. Demonic beasts didnât possess magic weapons, so its special ability was probably attached to its body. That being the case, could that Water Carp Beastâs carcass be possibly used to create a magic weapon that could pass through restrictions?
âJunior Martial Brother YeâŚâ Jiang Shanghang said somewhat hesitatingly as he gazed at the restriction. âI think⌠whateverâs inside must be quite dangerous. Are we really going to enter?â
âEnter! Why donât we?â Mo Tiange, who initially didnât even have the tiniest interest towards this underwater palace in the Land of Hiding Dragon, was unexpectedly very determined, if for no other reason than being determined to get Ren Yufeng back for scheming against her!
âAlright.â Jiang Shanghang nodded, affirming his resolution. âNothing ventured, nothing gained. To obtain fated chances, we have to brave the dangers.â When he was still in Yunwu Sect years ago, he certainly wouldnât have cared about this. The comfortable life he had these past few years had indeed curbed his edge.
âJunior Martial Brother Ye.â Before they entered the Transporting Formation, Jiang Shanghang wanted to double-check something. âAre your injuries really fine now?â
âOf course! But itâs also thanks to the medicinal pill Senior Martial Brother Jiang gave me. If it wasnât for that pill, I also wouldnât have recovered so quickly like this.â The effect of the medicinal pill he gave her was better than that of Green Amplifying Pills.
Green Amplifying Pills were the heirloom of Yu Clan from Danding School. When she was in Yu Clan, Clan Master Yu gave her one full bottle of them as thanks. From Mo Tiangeâs point of view, the Green Amplifying Pill was already a superb curative medicinal pill for cultivators below the Nascent Soul realm, yet the result of the medicinal pill Jiang Shanghang gave her was unexpectedly better than that of Green Amplifying Pills. She wondered what kind of spirit pill it wasâŚ
Jiang Shanghang stopped speaking, and Mo Tiange didnât ask anything further. The two of them entered the Transporting Formation. Then with a burst of blinding light, the two of them already went into another place.
The moment they entered the place, Mo Tiange was immediately jolted. This breathâŚ
They were surrounded by murky ocean water. Completely different from the dark blue color outside, this place was dark, stifling and bleak. There was some kind of breath revolving around. It was imposing and sacred, and it was also vast and quiet. It felt as if it originated from ancient times, bringing everlasting loneliness and haziness.
As she was surrounded by this breath, Mo Tiange felt as if she had returned to ancient times; it was like storms were brewing, spiritual beasts were gathering, and cultivators were moving around unhinderedâthat distant era, that ancient breath, that sacred spiritual aura pressure!
The divine dragonâs breath⌠It was no wonder it was called divine dragonâs breath!
Mo Tiange couldnât imagine a better name to call it than divine dragonâs breath.
She lifted her eyes. In the middle of the vacant space stood a very tall stone tablet. A vivid image of a divine dragon had been drawn at the center of the stone tablet, and numerous words had been engraved closely all around the image. The engraving could still be seen clearly, but the dull color on its surface illustrated it had gone through an eternity.
This had been Zhengfa Sectâs inheritance for several thousand yearsâthe divine dragon monument.
Mo Tiange stepped forward. She couldnât help but want to touch itâ
âJunior Martial Brother Ye, donât!â
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In the split second her palm made contact with the monument, the divine dragonâs breath surged, converged together then all of a sudden, it bounced out of the monument towards her.
âAH!â Mo Tiange felt a pain stinging her palm and in an instant, her whole body was thrown away; she didnât even have the slightest ability to resist!
âJunior Martial Brother Ye!â Jiang Shanghang immediately ran over and helped her up. âThis divine dragon monument mustnât be touched. It wonât hurt anyone as long as it isnât touched.â
After Mo Tiange got back on her feet, she looked at her palm. There was no visible damage whatsoever, but the stinging pain she felt just now still lingered. Mo Tiange secretly felt fearful. The power of the divine dragonâs breath was really formidable; it made her lose all ability to resist, but it didnât injure her at all.